Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin was born #otd 142 years ago.
One of the leading lights of Russian early-20th-century art.
He is best known for his brazen palette of primary colours, unconventional high-angle viewpoints, and his vast thematic range, from religion to bolshevism.
🕊️Russian history of Alaska is fascinating and worth discovering.
On September 22, 1784 Grigory Shelikhov, a Russian fur trader, founded Three Saints Bay on Kodiak Island, the first permanent Russian settlement in Alaska. #OTD
Photo: Unalaska, Aleutian Islands.
@RusEmbUSA
Prince Philip's 🇬🇧 grandmother Grand Duchess Olga Constantinovna of Russia🇷🇺 was born 169 years ago #otd, on 3 September 1851.
Queen consort of the Hellenes, wife of George I the King of Greece.
Her other grandson lived in Russia and took part in the plot against Rasputin.
👩🎨Huge thanks to everyone who is submitting amazing #lockdown art to #stayARThome Open Call!
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🇷🇺 Russia set to build new space center in Moscow 🚀
@russiabeyond https://t.co/XfAskDdD6h
Learning Russian, a beautiful word at a time...
Oblako / О́блако (n.) | Cloud
/ˈobləkə/
#russia #russianlanguage #learnrussian #rus
🇬🇧Великобританию на параде Победы 24 июня в Москве будет представлять посол Дебора Броннерт @DeborahBronnert
https://t.co/hEj5LGo37P
💥79 year ago #otd 22 June 1941, Nazi Germany invaded the Soviet Union.
☠️World War II began, bloodiest conflict in human history.
🕯27 million of Soviet citizens fell during Great Patriotic War.
...1418 days in hell
#WeRemember
👩🎨Huge thanks to everyone who is submitting amazing #lockdown art to #stayARThome Open Call!
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